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by Liz Simmons, Community Food Security Coalition

West Central grocery keeps options healthy

September 8, 2011 in News

The Spokesman-Review, September 8, 2011. Parkside Grocery and the Monkey Business Café is a new healthy corner store project in Spokane, Washington. The store is the second participant of Spokane Regional Health District’s Healthy Corner Store program. Parkside is the only small store in Spokane that is WIC-approved. The Spokane program is modeled after Seattle’s healthy corner store program, which now has twenty participating stores.

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New Program Has Convenience Store Stocking Produce, Organic Foods

March 4, 2011 in News

Kxly, March 4, 2011. Spokane, Washington news coverage on the city’s first healthy corner store. The 1 ½ minute clip includes an interview with the storeowner, who describes the initial success of the program. Click here for another story about the Spokane healthy corner store.

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Healthier Food Options Just Around the Corner

March 1, 2011 in News

Spokane Regional Health District, March 1, 2011. This press release describes the progress of a Spokane, Washington, corner store in the Spokane Regional Health District healthy corner store program. Bong’s Grocery and Deli now has a “Healthy Corner Area,” a fresh produce rack with 15 varieties of fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads, and free recipes. Throughout the store, healthier foods are labeled, making it easier for customers to locate healthy options. Health District staff members are helping the store by offering technical support and business training. Funding is provided in part by a grant from the CDC through the Communities Putting Prevention to Work program. See a video clip about the program here.

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2 Spokane Convenience Stores Offering Healthy Food

November 16, 2010 in News

The Seattle Times, November 16, 2010. This article features the Spokane Healthy Corner Stores Program, run by the Spokane Regional Health District. Two convenience stores will stock healthier foods in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. The project is using $10,000 in federal stimulus funds to launch the program. One of the stores plans to stock baby food and formula to help mothers in the area. The Program will help stores accept WIC food vouchers and assist with pricing and advertising.

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Two Area Convenience Stores Take the Spokane Healthy Corner Store Challenge

November 15, 2010 in News

November 15, 2010. This article features the Spokane Healthy Corner Stores Program, run by the Spokane Regional Health District. Two convenience stores will stock healthier foods in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. The project is using $10,000 in federal stimulus funds to launch the program. One of the stores plans to stock baby food and formula to help mothers in the area. The Program will help stores accept WIC food vouchers and assist with pricing and advertising.

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